ATPI expands network with four new partners
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Travel management company ATPI has expanded its Africa and European network with the appointment of four new partners in Gabon, Rwanda, Liberia and Israel, taking the total number of countries served by the full network to 76.
More taxpayer funding for WA regional events
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Regional economies have been given $1 million to support 68 regional events through Tourism Western Australia's 2022-2023 Regional Events Scheme (RES).
Airbnb allegedly misled Australians about accommodation prices
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Airbnb, Inc. and Airbnb Ireland UC (together, Airbnb) for allegedly misleading consumers intobelieving prices for Australian accommodation were in Australian dollars, when in fact for many consumers prices were in US dollars.
Sterntube-less concept to save shipowners thousands while keeping the oceans clean
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Thordon Bearings has welcomed the announcement by classification society ABS to award Approval in Principle to the “sterntube-less ship” concept.
The revolutionary design replaces a vessel’s sterntube with an irregular shaped chamber that allows a shorter, water-lubricated propeller shaft to be inspected and maintained while the vessel is afloat, without having to withdraw the shaft in drydock.
A sterntube-less ship features a shorter shaft with the prime mover further aft the vessel.
Ryanair criticised for Afrikaans move
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
South Africa says Irish budget airline Ryanair's backward profiling of passengers is unnecessary and that systems already are in place to detect fake passports.
Qatar adds two
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Qatar Airways has launched new seasonal service from Doha to Santorini (JTR) using A320 aircraft, and the resumption of flights to Mykonos (JMK) in Greece.
APAC firms switching focus to sustainability
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Travel, expense and invoice management solutions provider SAP Concur says 86 per cent of businesses in Asia Pacific now say their companies actively consider sustainability when managing corporate travel.
DNV inks Saronic Ferries e-ferry MoU
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 08 June 2022